Local Authority Records - Descriptions Online
The descriptive lists for the various local authorities for Galway City are now available online at the following links:
LA2 contains the 8 Minute Books of the Galway Town Commissioners (1836 - 1899). The Galway Town Commissioners were established the under provisions The 1828 Act for the Improvement of Lighting in Towns. The Board of the Galway town Commissioners itself was established by the Galway Improvements Bill which was passed in Parliament in 1836. The Board took over all the local authority functions of Galway Corporation following the Corporation's abolition in 1840.
LA3 contains the 6 Minute Books of the Galway Urban Sanitary Authority (1874-1920). The Galway Urban Sanitary Authority was set up in 1874 to manage public health matters in the town. It was setup under the Public Health Act of 1874 and took over responsibility from the Galway Town Commissioners for the provision of sewers anf removal of nuisances.
LA4 contains the 4 Minute Books of Galway Urban District Council. Galway Urban District Council was set-up after the 1898 Local Government Act, it replaced the Board of the Galway Town Commissioners. As an 'Urban Distrcit Council' rather than a 'Corporation' the body was subordinate to Galway County Council, in administrative terms this put Galway City on the same level as towns such as Athlone and Clonmel. Galway Urban District Council was responsible for the upkeep of Galways roads and sewers, street lighting and the collection of tolls. Unlike it predecessor body the Galway Town Commissioners it was aslo responsible for the provision of 'social housing'.
For further questions or queries contact Kieran Hoare, Archivist, at kieran.hoare@nuigalway.ie, or on 091.493636.
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